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  • The Murder House

  • DCI Matilda Darke, Book 5
  • By: Michael Wood
  • Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
  • Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (274 ratings)
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The Murder House

By: Michael Wood
Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
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Summary

They were the perfect family. It was the perfect crime. 

The new gripping DCI Matilda Darke crime thriller about the dark secrets that lie within a perfect family. For fans of Patricia Gibney and Angela Marsons. 

It’s the most disturbing crime scene DCI Matilda Darke has ever seen. 

The morning after a wedding reception at a beautiful suburban home in Sheffield, the bride’s entire family are stabbed to death—in a frenzied attack more violent than anything DCI Matilda Darke could have imagined. 

Forensics point to a burglar on the run across the country. But cracks are starting to appear in Matilda’s team, someone is playing games with the evidence—and the killer might be closer to home than they thought.... 

©2020 Michael Wood (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Gory, brutal, devastating, utterly addictive and yet so finely written. This deserves to be huge - and I think it will be. His best yet." (Louise Beech)

"Wood has created a fantastic lead character for his gritty South Yorkshire police procedurals. Matilda Darke is Sheffield’s answer to Northumberland’s Vera and Wood’s stories are up there with the best. Fast-paced, crisp writing and a thoroughly enjoyable read." (David Young)

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I like this one best MD so far

Best Matilda Darke yet. But it was a naughty policeman again SY none left soon

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what am amazing experience

Michael Wood is an amazingly gifted writer. Here is another gem to prove it

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What a storyline

Another fantastic book in the DCI Matilda Darke series

Had a few ideas of who was responsible gor the killings , but that ending I didn’t see .

Brilliant all round

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Epilogues!!!!

Just when I think I might listen to another author in between DCI Matilda…….out comes the epilogue giving me no choice but to go onto the next one in the series!
Absolutely no self control…..it’s like the “snack drawer”!!!!!! :):)

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Not for the squeamish!

Another fantastic story from Michael Wood. Find myself binge listening to this series it’s so good. The beginning is very gory but settles down after that. Matilda continues to be the maverick copper tracking down the killer. Stephanie Beattie is, as always, a fantastic narrator and the epilogue leaves you wanting to download the next book so that’s what I’m doing now!

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good story from beginning to end

read clear and gripped you with the voice was left gusseing to the end good

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very good read

so far I've read three books in the Matilda series and each one has kept my interest to the end.
looking forward to reading more.

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Best so far

I agree with other comments and my favourite in the series. On to next one!👍

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Excellent story

I am really enjoying this series of books well written, rounded characters and lots of suspense

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Not too bad

Stayed off well but sorry became a tad unrealistic .. plus narrator was very nasally & all women sounded the same.

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